"a selfish person." (erasure poetry; Final Fantasy VII/none)

[xenoamorist]

Title: “a selfish person.”
Fandom: None, although the original was Final Fantasy VII, and you can still probably see it.
Characters/Pairings: Cloud/Aerith, if you squint.
Genre: Poetry, drama
Rating: PG
Word Count: 115
Notes: I did this piece of erasure shortly after I signed up for erasureathon. The original is fatalnocturne's "But Everywhere". Contains an accompanying illustration.



a selfish person.

to give everything
could only end in tears
      wish
      and destroy

you were wrong.                                           
                    that experience
                    brought you wisdom. insight.
                    depth
                your final resting place.

remember what you prayed for that fateful day-

somewhere                                                         
hope and love and faith                                         
                            life.

you were still praying
    eyes closed      fingers intertwined

the scars                                       
                            so fragile

a soldier
                                    (who else could be the strong one?)

wish                                         
            it might come true.

forget                                               
          anyone else. You asked for him, because
            you wanted, in a moment of     
        selfishness (human that you are),
            a future with him.

None of these wishes ever came true

his visits-solemn
                                                        the silence
                                (                                                      )
                                                the moment he
                                        lays down a single flower                     
                                                      dead.

you have wished